Engela Constituency

Engela is a constituency in the town of Helao Nafidi in the Ohangwena Region of northern Namibia. It has 21,341 inhabitants.^[1] It is home to one of the biggest hospital in Namibia, Engela State Hospital.

Politics

As is common in all constituencies of former Owamboland, Namibia's ruling SWAPO Party won the 2015 regional election by a landslide. Its candidate Jason Ndakunda gathered 5,372 votes, while the only opposition candidate, Laban Kanyiki of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), received 574 votes.^[2]

References

↑ Constituencies of Namibia, 2004
↑ "Regional Council Election Results 2015" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 13.

Constituencies in the Ohangwena Region of Namibia

Eenhana Endola Engela Epembe Ohangwena Okongo Omulonga Omundaungilo Ondobe Ongenga Oshikango Oshikunde

Coordinates: 17°26′S 15°52′E / 17.433°S 15.867°E / -17.433; 15.867

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